As a high school senior with only a few months left until graduation, it feels important for me to talk about some of the things I've learned throughout my high school years; specifically, how to feel empowered and become a leader to those around you. I've gone to my current school for the past six years, and my school isn't very large. With under 200 students in attendance, I've gotten to know the people around me very well. This is one of the key skills needed to be an efficient leader:...

For many people, the idea of intelligence and the concept of “being smart” largely stems from someone's skill in mathematics and the sciences. Although those two things are necessary and important for society, people tend to put them at a higher pedestal than other subjects; specifically, the humanities. The humanities typically refers to subjects like English, history, philosophy, gender studies, the arts, etc. These subjects are ones that people might typically be wary of studying if they...

If you were to ask anyone in the modern day whether women have more power in the world of politics than they did a century ago, the...